Community Recreation Center progressing

For the Trail-Gazette

Posted:
08/14/2014 01:11:12 PM MDT

The old elementary school was razed to make room for the Community Recreation Center. (Courtesy Photo / Estes Park Trail-Gazette)

The Estes Valley Recreation and Park District is celebrating continued progress for the Community Recreation Center. In the last month, while community efforts have been ramping up and more community partners have come on board, the future site of the Community Recreation Center was getting an overhaul itself: the old school building is coming down, creating a clean slate for the future Estes Valley Community Recreation Center.

"We are excited by the progress of the project, and the continual swell of community support. Actually seeing the progress of the old elementary school coming down and knowing it creates a blank canvass for the Estes Valley Community Recreation Center to be created is exciting," said Skyler Rorabaugh, Executive Director of the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District. "

With more than ten community partners on board to participate in some element of the Community Recreation Center, the reality of this project is becoming more and more apparent. The Community Recreation Center will serve as a multi-generational hub for activities in the Estes Valley that are greatly needed in the community.

The Estes Valley Community Recreation Center is a project of the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District. This multi-generational community facility will create needed spaces in the community for childcare and youth sports, year-round active recreation, improved and expanded senior services, cutting-edge fitness and wellness services, a library presence that will adopt some of the best trends in digital libraries from around the world, social space for teens, aquatics, an indoor community garden and a variety of meeting spaces for the community. The project is currently working on finalizing the funding streams, and is aggressively seeking private funds through capital campaign efforts, grants, and marketing efforts. Visit evrpd.com to learn more about the project.

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